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Western Oregon University hosts regional gaming competition
MONMOUTH, Ore. – Western Oregon University hosted the 17th season of the Oregon Game Project Challenge, a video game development competition for middle and high school students. Each fall, OGPC announces a theme for the year’s competition, which is typically held in May. Teams then work together to design...
Still boarded up but not forgotten
So what’s new with the dwelling at 329 Pine St. S.E., which the City of Albany posted as a “derelict structure” two summers ago? That’s what I was wondering when I passed the place on a bike ride on June 28. On Pine Street, there’s a...
Death Valley nears Earth’s highest-ever recorded temperature
DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK, Calif. - Over 45 million people are under heat alerts into next week, including just about all of Washington, Oregon and California. Nearly 29 million of them are under Excessive Heat Warnings. California's Death Valley - one of the hottest places on Earth - broke its...
Bend mental health counselor talks advancements, barriers in psilocybin therapy
Oregon voters approved the therapeutic use of psilocybin, commonly called "magic mushrooms" in 2020, with ballot Measure 109. The program rolled out in the summer of 2023, making it the first of its kind in the nation. Psilocybin is used as a therapy for patients suffering everything from depression to addiction and anxiety.
Wilder Fire grows to nearly 17,000 acres
DENIO, Nev. (KOLO) - Update on July 8: The Wilder Fire has jumped in size to 17,000 acres. Original Article: A wildfire that started late Sunday morning near the Nevada-Oregon border grew to more than 7,000 acres late Sunday afternoon with no containment, the Bureau of Land Management said. The...
Marion County agrees to pay nearly double rates to Reworld incinerator in Brooks
Marion County has signed a six-month contract extension with Reworld Marion, which operates the municipal waste incinerator in Brooks, nearly doubling the amount per ton the county pays the company to take the county’s garbage. The increase amounts to about $1.3 million over the term of the contract, which ends Dec. 31. The...
FOUND! Central Oregon 2024 Hidden Bottle Hunt bottle found in park
Crooked River Park in Prineville. That's where the Zone 4 bottle for the 2024 Hidden Bottle Hunt was found Saturday after going undiscovered for three days. All six bottles, hidden across the state, were found Saturday. Someone only going by the name A.D. from Bend found the Zone 4 bottle....
Muddy water fix? Corps proposes changes to controversial drawdown of Green Peter Reservoir
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is proposing changes to the way it draws down Green Peter Reservoir, hoping to improve conditions for imperiled salmon while avoiding major impacts to city drinking water systems on the South Santiam River. The federal agency was required to almost empty the reservoir last fall after a...
July 8 public safety round-up
Yamhill County Sheriff’s Office reports June 29 - Robert James Long, 33, of Newberg, was arrested on a probation violation from Yamhill County Circuit Court on a conviction for first-degree burglary, as well as a hold rom another jurisdiction. No bail was set and the case remains open. - Matthew Peter Gee, 46, of Newberg,...
A scam text message posing as the Good To Go! service is targeting Washington drivers
WASHINGTON, USA — A scam text message is targeting Washington drivers who use the Good To Go service. The Washington State Department of Transportation Good To Go! X account posted on Monday, warning drivers that the text was circulating and to not click the link included in the message.
Wilco says it could lay off 70 people, close hazelnut processing facility
Wilco Farmers Cooperative has filed a notice with the state that it could lay off as many as 70 people at the cooperative-owned Hazelnut Growers of Oregon and close the business by the end of the year. In a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification, the company said it will lay off 28 people...
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